The Bad News Bears

The Bad News Bears

Media coverage of RFID technologies has turned decidedly negative, but do the news stories reflect the reality of the current situation?

How to Read RFID Press Releases

How to Read RFID Press Releases

RFID is an emerging market. Vendors of all stripes want to jump in—sometimes before they have a product. Beware of vendors issuing press releases that are, let’s say, creative in the way they describe their offering. Be wary of the following claims.

RFID Upgrade Gets Goods to Iraq

RFID Upgrade Gets Goods to Iraq

The U.S. Army recently provided RFID capabilities to a distribution center in Kuwait, which eliminated a bottleneck for goods flowing into Iraq.

RFID News Roundup

WebMethods provides RFID middleware for DOD; RFID kit for retrofitting label printers; RFID development kit for pocket PCs; new RFID label printing software; Australian sheep may get tagged.

RFID for Hospital Care

This article was originally published by RFID Update.July 23, 2004—Siemens and New York-based Jacobi Medical Center have teamed to offer an innovative RFID healthcare solution. Patients wear RFID-enabled identification wristbands while medical workers carry handheld...

RFID Upgrade Gets Goods to Iraq

This article was originally published by RFID Update.July 23, 2004—RFID technology has been implemented at a distribution center in Kuwait that serves U.S. troops in Iraq. A solution was badly needed at the disorganized center – considered a...

China to develop its own RFID standard

This article was originally published by RFID Update.July 23, 2004—In an effort to avoid paying non-Chinese companies potential intellectual property royalties and to benefit its own radio frequency identification industry, China will develop a proprietary RFID...

The time is now for RFID watches

This article was originally published by RFID Update.July 23, 2004—A Swiss startup named WinWatch will use RFID to help watch manufacturers prevent counterfeiting. By implanting tiny Toshiba-developed RFID chips in the glass crystal faces of the watches, authenticity...

Portuguese pooches to get radio-tagged

This article was originally published by RFID Update.July 23, 2004—U.S.-based Digital Angel has won a $600,000 contract from the Portuguese government to RFID-tag up to 200,000 dogs. The contract represents the first phase of a wider initiative to control rabies by...